| 单词 | air fern |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair fern air fern n. chiefly U.S. a dried colony of the hydrozoan Sertularia argentea, which when dyed green has a fern-like appearance and is sold for ornament. ΚΠ 1951 Walla Walla (Washington) Union–Bull. 13 Nov. 14/4 (advt.) Imported Air-Fern, the lovely plant that lives on air alone. 1974 Amer. Fern Jrnl. 64 64 The authors identify the ‘Air Fern’ as the dyed remains of the marine animal Sertularia argentea.., a colonial hydroid of the phylum Coelenterata. 2006 Birmingham (Alabama) News (Nexis) 22 Sept. 10 a If all you have to offer an animal is a bowl of water and a rope tied to a tree, please get an air fern instead. < as lemmas |
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